Providing Aid to Israel

Summer 2014

The last weeks have seen instability, terror and casualties throughout Israel. Over 700 rockets have been fired at Israel with some reaching the Tel Aviv area and even Jerusalem. Rockets were also fired Friday for the first time in this conflict from neighboring Lebanon.

As many as three-quarters of the Israeli population is threatened, who rush to take refuge in bomb shelters at a moment’s notice. The people of Israel are struggling with the physical, emotional and psychological impact of rocket fire.

If you would like to make a grant from your fund to contribute toward relief efforts, please see the giving opportunities below. We will continue to monitor the effects of the fires and provide updates on further needs in our community as necessary.

The Jewish Federation of San Diego stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Israel at this critical time. Your donation will help our partners, the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to move children in the strike zones out of harm’s way, provide trauma counseling for those living in terror, and help those whose homes, and lives, have been destroyed.

American Friends of Magen David Adom, Israel’s ambulance and medical relief service, has treated over 150 cases. Magen David Adom paramedics are out amid the violence, searching for people injured near blast sites and evacuating Israelis suffering from everything from shrapnel wounds to cardiac issues, trauma, and other stress-related disorders. There is particular need for special medical equipment, oxygen masks, blood services supplies and communications systems.

The Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces (FIDF) provide special support and services to members of the military particularly lone soldiers, offering care packages, respite care, and extra support. Funds raised by FIDF during this operation will be targeted to those soldiers on the front and their families.